{"product_id":"tolkien-j-r-r-edited-by-christopher-tolkien-the-history-of-middle-earth-part-three-2002","title":"TOLKIEN, J.R.R.; edited by Christopher Tolkien - The History of Middle-earth: Part Three (2002)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIncludes - Morgoth’s Ring; The War of the Jewels; The Peoples of Middle-earth\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLondon: HarperCollins Publishers, 2002. First omnibus edition, collecting volumes X–XII of The History of Middle-earth. ISBN 0-00-714917-4. The 2002 hardback is recorded as the first publication of this trade omnibus edition. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA substantial omnibus bringing together the final three volumes of Christopher Tolkien’s examination of his father’s manuscripts and the development of the mythology of Middle-earth.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher’s black cloth, spine lettered and decorated in gilt, with yellow ribbon marker, in the original purple and black dust jacket. The volume contains Morgoth’s Ring, The War of the Jewels and The Peoples of Middle-earth, originally published individually between 1993 and 1996.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThese concluding volumes concentrate principally on Tolkien’s later work on The Silmarillion and the mythology underlying Middle-earth. Morgoth’s Ring and The War of the Jewels trace the extensive revisions and expansion of the later Silmarillion tradition, while The Peoples of Middle-earth examines the development of the prologue and appendices to The Lord of the Rings alongside further writings on the peoples, languages and history of Tolkien’s world. Together they complete Christopher Tolkien’s twelve-volume presentation of his father’s literary manuscripts and evolving legendarium.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBook very good, with light handling wear to the cloth and a few minor marks. Binding square and firm, gilt bright, yellow ribbon marker present. Dust jacket good to very good, with rubbing, surface marking and creasing along the upper edge and spine ends, including wear at the head of the spine; no major loss. Internally clean and bright.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA very good copy of the first 2002 omnibus edition, retaining the original dust jacket and ribbon marker, and collecting the final three volumes of The History of Middle-earth in one substantial volume.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ink \u0026 Signature Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50562483224628,"sku":null,"price":160.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0745\/3648\/4916\/files\/E55754D5-65DF-420A-AE10-CA47E6E9FD89_1_201_a.jpg?v=1790500062","url":"https:\/\/www.inkandsignaturebooks.com.au\/products\/tolkien-j-r-r-edited-by-christopher-tolkien-the-history-of-middle-earth-part-three-2002","provider":"Ink \u0026 Signature Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}